Telegram-herald., 1887-05-18
O'DR|EN At TORONTO
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T8z0sTo. May TO Busn sas xrsstsa
a. az inoalsass thrsng s,ea as arrived here
t1is morning. A isnx address a Hsieoms
sas rsad NJ u Busn replied as folioss
4m.d lEsa.zndous cheering
~Ar Mallix.a All tsatsmsas I assure
yoa tass aot fos ths a1st tizas nor ths
lNlstn uma since I esa4s ~ Caasia- ny
heart has 5.sn o7eraos.ns s.lh grsLitaae
fsr ne HondeflIi EaT u Hlieh oar fellow
c0anErymen oers ia Can4ae caesred Ar.
kNorldee sa1 mysesf Ia diiflcultY and TIA.
III se asre % LIS a hanlrea years se could
never forget F0a i1r TIE Nsy IN shlcn you
nave risked TIE risx and DEassd TIE dang
ers y0u nad % faes Ina sidins Win as
s<sinsG the great aad powerful man sh3
Las lsif hun1Tsds Of poor men. women
and cbilfiren h0aleiess lar Away 10 Ireland,
ia Lus9AcaFfan. Loud fheels, hoots AMI
sroans { cannot express my sense % tEs
s2y in shict oar skcited ieil0s country
ll.an have behave ed In tlis n3issi0n- Cheers
and xroans u the L0lslOa f.stes aad iis
N4y. lJ Eouid oe literally tTeas0n ~ love
~ and csaEh ID siend. lnAnk God. tae
London f.osss Is not koi1s ~ aags rs way
here ffoans t0r rhs Ii.ses IA Toronto. nor
suVslsqe else. very I4lch longer. ltsreat
cheeriuE an1 some boots z1d hlssss NAsn
! speas u me beroism 0t 0uE peooie, dis
playet % inIs aiaiIsr I a-sd nos So tnas
do nos reisf ~ mere threats ol PERSONAL v.o-
lence. Or attacks. because I take q for
Efauiei that on this Zee soil of tauads.
~ tAis tire 0f the Day no cluzca u Can
ala is gong % atIempt ~ iaslnidaie -
ty aild slsrea-s % ~ hJanshlng regOlVers
o. 1V 1raldis4lns snyfhiag ot tatl sort ia
our aces. Cneefs and some boots. our
oountTg aen in Canada h4ee bad much
more ssri9gs and subs,antial social and
political risks than tlat " face ia iafln<
our par 4a1 arFaying themselves VIII Is
AGAINST 1oNeTita Influences whicn are
against as ia Canada today. its easy
enough and cheap enough TO nad summer
ffiends Dut this 3 = matter which test the
love, sincerity and sympathy Of our people
In Canada. ia their love tor Ireland.
lCheers aod appialse. The old instincts OF
your Irisn hearts burst through every difh-
Guilty and danger aud % be with Is IN our
struggle IN behalfof thc poor and oppressed.
Loud cheers and some hoOtsl. God oless
voc. and God prosper you, Tor The good viii
the Canadian people have sho~a lcheersl.
Tor The fair pay tney have given nae. Re-
nsWel cheers The uOfs this sub ect 8
argued ouJ Ira q reasonable way oy reason
able men, and bY intelligent and liberty
loving men. the more win the stamp OF
pahlic conformation aud reprooation De
pat upon Lanslsownes unlasg action loud
ehesrs and some h00ts and the sooner will
Gae poor people Of LHsxscurrzn return once
more return 20 their humble homes IN
triumph With blessings on your reads.
Loud and pro 0lged cheers, mingled with
some h0Ols and hlssesl.
- Breu aad AIS frieads reached Queens
Pax a. f.30. but ghe meeting did not begin
unul about D. f1ere we're about 100
people On ths groaad anc the excitementat
times vas intense. 1ne entire police force
vas on The ground and a. q convenient dis
tancs troops we're held in readiness 10 sup
press any outbreaks In and out Of the
vast crowd rode mounted police seeking by
the elect OF their presence 70 keep IN cheek
the excitement which ~ times threatened
10 bnrst its bound and end in trouble.
When % Brieu began speaking the oppos-
ing crowd started up God Save the Queen
and the national anthem was repeated
sgaia aud again from the throats OF 81 least
tnree-fodrths Of those present. Not a
sound could be heard from the speakers
stand sf ten PAGES distance. 50 great was the
tumulG . brisn co1ttnued speaking, how
ever. th0ugh his remarks were inaudible.
A fes sinai collisions occurred, followed
BY prompt arrests. An appeal oy u Brlen
90 toe crowd % avoid any disturbance was
followed by hand tO-hsnd lights, but the
mounted police soon restored order. The
them oy cheers for LansdOwne. Rule
Britrania. esc. followed by deafening
cheers. Even those on the platform failed
to cs.ch ~ Brisns words.
There is no doubt hal IL not been for
good hum0r Of toe crowds generally, serious
riot would have occurred. As it was there
were several hand-iO- hsn,4 sgnt- anu IA Two
or three instances clubs were used
With ielling effect. There vas a sold group
Of O 0Brsns friends in the front OF the
platform. and Close 70 hem we're about
three or four hundred subjects and vOlun-
tssrs These two gang kept shouting. each
Tor their own side. i0st.iag. sssying from
side % side. aud diversifving this bv Occsts-
iOnally pummeling eas other. On twO
ocrasions the police. scout two hundred OF
whom we're present. lad 10 charge this
portion Of tnscrow 70 preserve order. Anti
lesguers we're there 10 drown the voices
of the speakers aud they succeeded admir-
ably. it being impossible 10 catch anything
but dis,ointed sentences. even 6Y those on
ths platform and within 3 couple Of yards
81 the speakers number OF women IN
the crowd wsrs badly crushed. but be ID
tAeir ground